The New Testament in Taabwa (TAPWFW)
Overview
The Taabwa New Testament, titled "Keebo Kakua Leza," was published in 2006 in the Taabwa (Kitaabua) language for the Taabwa-speaking community of the Democratic Republic of Congo. [1][2] The people are also known as Tabwa, Ichitaabwa, or Rungu, and belong to the Sabi branch of Bantu; they live primarily on the southwestern shores of Lake Tanganyika in the former Katanga Province, with related populations in northern Zambia. [3] The translation was produced by The Word for the World International and is distributed under a Creative Commons license. [1]
Language and People
Taabwa (ISO 639-3: tap) is spoken by approximately 281,600 people in Southern Democratic Republic of Congo. [Glottolog: taab1238]
Publishing and Organizations
Published by The Word for the World International. Translation type: First.
References
- [1] New Testament in Kitaabua (archived) - Bible In My Language. Translation details and publication format.
- [3] Tabwa language - Wikipedia. Language classification and geographic information.
- NT - Online text, Faith Comes By Hearing
- Audio Bible - Audio Bible, Faith Comes By Hearing
- NT - Online text, Faith Comes By Hearing
- Global Bible Catalogue - Global Bible Catalogue entry.
- bible.com - YouVersion.
- ebible.org entry - ebible.org.